4.3. The Format Toolbar

The Format Toolbar ...

Figure 4-3. The Format Toolbar

The Format Toolbar.

Font Chooser

The user can change the font of a selection either by typing the name of a new font in the text area of this box or by clicking on the little arrow to the right of the text area. This will cause a menu to appear from which a font can be chosen.

Font size

The user can change the font size of a selection by typing the number of a different font size or by clicking on the little arrow to the right of the entry box and selecting the perferred size.

Bold

Change the style of the current cell to be bold, or un bold it if it is already bold.

Italic

Change the style of the current cell to be italicized .

Underline

Change the style of the current cell to be underlined.

Left Justify

Justify the contents of the cell to the left of the cell.

Center

Center the content of the cells.

Right Justify

Justify the content of the cells to the right side of the cells

Center Across Selection

Centers the cell's contents so the middle of each line is aligned with the middle of other lines. This only works with multiple cells.

Merge selected cells

Create a single cell out of the selected region. A contiguous region must be selected. The merged cell will hold the contents of the top left cell in the region.

Split merged cells

Split a merged cells back into their component cells. The selected cell(s) must previously have been merged.

Money

Sets the format of the selected cells to be monetary.

Percentage

Sets the format of the selected cells to be a percentage.

Thousands separator

Sets the format of the selected cells to use thousands separator.

Increase the displayed precision

Increases the number of decimals shown in the currently selected cell.

Decrease the displayed precision

Decreases the number of decimals in the currently selected cell.

Decrease the displayed indentation

This button decreases the indentation of selected elements.

Increase the displayed indentation

This button increases the indentation of selected elements.

Change the display borders

This button and drop down menu can be used to set the borders of all the cells in the selection.

Set the Background Colour

This button and drop down menu can be used to set the back ground colour.

Set the Text Colour

This can be used to change the colour of the text.